It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 125

No one knew what Miss Fu had secretly discussed with Governor Chang, but after Jiang Yan and his group were confined to Cheng'en Pavilion for a week, Miss Fu took them to her farm as she wished.

This was the first time that Fu Weixin had set foot on the farm after purchasing it, and they would live here most of the time in the future.

This place is not far from Xishan Mountain. Large tracts of land around it were enclosed by officials of Heding Prefecture to build villas, while the outer areas were divided up by wealthy families or large landowners in the prefecture to build farms.

Ordinary people would not stay or live in this area. The only people who stayed there were tenant farmers or slaves. In addition, due to Fu Weixin's special status, even though the farm had been vacant and unattended for four years, it had not been occupied by anyone.

According to the transaction deed, the farm covers an area of ​​190 mu, including 12 or 13 mu of houses and courtyards, 30 mu of high-quality farmland, 60 mu of medium-quality farmland, and more than 80 mu of low-quality farmland.

Although it is not as good as the farms of the rich and powerful and large in scale, it still takes several years of searching and management for ordinary landlords to obtain it.

Just like Dongshan Village where Jiang Yan lives, since it was reclaimed more than 200 years ago, after four or five generations, it has only cultivated less than 100 acres of medium and low-quality farmland, and the rest is still of low quality.

The produce from the fields was not Fu Weixin's primary concern. At this moment, she was inspecting the houses in the manor one by one with her six maids and a guard.

The guard was Zhou Li, whom Fu Weixin was used to ordering around. She had specially asked Aunt Chang for him before moving out of the house. She had also wanted to bring Nanny Yang along, but Nanny Yang refused.

Soon after Fu Nulang went to Xiding Prefecture, Madam Yang was promoted to the second steward of the inner courtyard, responsible for managing the kitchen and purchasing food. She had plenty of power and was very different from Zhou Li, who sat on the bench and did nothing.

Chunying was the first to push open the main door of the main courtyard. Years of dust fell down on her head, and the air was filled with the smell of smoke.

If Jiang Yan hadn't dodged quickly, she would have been one of the little gray men too.

Fu Weixin covered his mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief with one hand, fanned away the dust in front of his eyes with the other hand, and walked into the empty room to look around.

The paving stones were not smooth enough, and the wood used for the tables, chairs, pillars, window frames and door frames was old and not as good as her previous residence...but this was unique to her, and these complaints soon disappeared.

Fu Weixin symbolically turned around a few times before saying, "It's OK. It's barely livable."

Afterwards, the group went to see the courtyard and the two side courtyards on the left and right. Miss Fu was satisfied and didn't want to go around any further, so she ordered several maids to clean up the main courtyard for her to rest while the weather was still good.

Zhou Li chose a room near the gate in the front yard and temporarily served as the doorman and guard.

Jiang Yan looked at the side rooms and back rooms in the courtyard, then looked across at the two cross-courtyards. He asked Baoqin expectantly, "Should we live in the east or west cross-courtyard?"

With so many courtyards and only girls living in them, they will definitely be able to get a room that is no less than the one in the governor's mansion.

"What a sweet dream..." Baoqin raised her hand and gently patted Jiang Yan's forehead, "Those courtyards are reserved for Governor Chang or the girl's other guests to live in. We will live in the back room, which will be convenient for serving the girl."

"Okay..." Jiang Yan felt a little regretful, but when he thought about the distance between the cross-courtyard and the main courtyard, and the inconvenience of going back and forth in winter or rainy or snowy weather, he felt relieved.

No matter where she lives now, she cannot avoid the identity of a maid. When she is free one day, she will definitely build a house for herself and live in any courtyard she wants.

After Jiang Yan set a big goal for himself, he ran around the yard and went to search where the mule cart was parked.

Baoqin and Tingying were wiping out a high chair for Fu Nulang to sit down and rest. Seeing Jiang Yan coming and going in a hurry, they asked loudly, "You are like a headless fly. What are you looking for?"